Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 38
Chapter 92 — प्रतिष्ठाविधिकथनम्
Narration of the Consecration / Installation Procedure
सर्वासामविशेषेण तनुत्रेणावगुण्ठनं मृद्भिर्गोमययोगामूत्रकषायैर् गन्धवारिणा
sarvāsāmaviśeṣeṇa tanutreṇāvaguṇṭhanaṃ mṛdbhirgomayayogāmūtrakaṣāyair gandhavāriṇā
ในทุกกรณีโดยไม่แบ่งแยก พึงห่อหุ้มด้วยเครื่องปกป้อง แล้วชำระ/ทาด้วยดินเหนียว เครื่องปรุงผสมมูลโค น้ำต้มปัสสาวะโค และน้ำหอมอันมีกลิ่นรื่นรมย์।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Ritual-therapeutic purification and protective covering (tanutra/avaguṇṭhana) using pañcagavya-adjacent substances (gomaya, gomūtra) and cleansing media (mṛd, scented water) for persons/objects under impurity or contagion-like conditions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Avaguṇṭhana-śuddhi with mṛd–gomaya–gomūtra-kaṣāya and gandha-toya","lookup_keywords":["avaguṇṭhana","tanutra","mṛd-śuddhi","gomaya","gomūtra-kaṣāya"],"quick_summary":"For general cases of impurity, envelop with a protective covering and cleanse/anoint using clay, cow-dung preparations, cow-urine decoction, and scented water as purificatory media."}
Concept: External purity (bāhya-śauca) as a support for ritual eligibility and protective order (rakṣā).
Application: Adopt standardized purificatory media before worship/handling sacred items, especially after contact with impurity.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Bhaiṣajya-kalpa (Purification & Protective Applications)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual attendant envelops a person or sacred object with a protective cloth while preparing clay paste, cow-dung mixture, cow-urine decoction, and sprinkling scented water for purification.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy palette, priest performing śuddhi: protective cloth draped, bowls of clay paste and gomaya, pot of gomūtra-kaṣāya, sprinkling gandha-toya, stylized temple interior, flat perspective, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on ritual vessels, priest in traditional attire covering the purified subject with cloth, prominent kalasha and small bowls labeled mṛd/gomaya, scented water sprinkling, rich reds and greens, embossed ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, instructional composition showing four media (mṛd, gomaya-yoga, gomūtra-kaṣāya, gandha-toya) arranged sequentially, priest demonstrating avaguṇṭhana with clear gestures, soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed courtyard scene: attendants preparing decoction, one sprinkling perfumed water, another applying clay, protective shawl over the subject, delicate textiles, naturalistic vessels and flora for fragrance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तनुत्रेणावगुण्ठनम् = तनुत्रेण + अवगुण्ठनम्; मृद्भिःगोमय... = मृद्भिः + गोमय...; कषायैर् = कषायैः (visarga/sandhi); गन्धवारिणा = गन्ध + वारिणा (तत्पुरुष)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 92 (śuddhi/prāyaścitta and pūjā-vidhi context); Agni Purana sections on pañcagavya/śauca (related ritual chapters)
FAQs
It prescribes a general protective-and-cleansing protocol: covering with a protective sheath (tanutra) and purification using clay, cow-dung mixtures, cow-urine decoctions, and scented water.
It blends practical hygiene/medicine (use of kaṣāya, gomūtra, mṛd) with ritual protection (avaguṇṭhana, tanutra), showing how the text catalogs applied procedures alongside religious observance.
The materials named are traditional śuddhi (purificatory) agents; their use signifies removal of impurity and establishment of protective sanctity, supporting auspiciousness and ritual fitness.